More than just a game
Description
In sub-Saharan Africa, traditionally minded people view everything as being touched by the supernatural-including what might seem, to Western eyes, to be simply athletic or recreational activities. This program explains the deeper meaning of the donga, ritualized stick-fighting bouts of the Surma culture; sacred Senegalese wrestling, an ancient village tradition that has met with immense enthusiasm in the city; weekly wrestling matches in the Sudanese melting pot of Khartoum, rituals of cohesion rather than confrontation; Tuareg camel races, symbols of communal unity and strength; the plentiful music and dancing that accompanies African festivals; and soccer, which in Ghana involves the spells of sorcerers.
Runtime
52 min
Series
Subjects
- Language and culture (189)
- Culture (254)
- Religious life and customs (46)
- Folklore (119)
- Art (784)
- Rites and ceremonies (224)
- Art and society (57)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2008], c2004
Database
Films on Demand
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